TY - JOUR T1 - The Information Society and Its Philosophy: Introduction to the Special Issue on "The Philosophy of Information, its Nature and Future Developments" JF - - Y1 - 2009 A1 - Luciano Floridi KW - fourth revolution KW - informatiefilosofie KW - infosphere KW - philosophy of information KW - philosophy of technology AB -

The article introduces the special issue dedicated to “The Phi-losophy of Information, Its Nature, and Future Developments.”It outlines the origins of the information society and then brieflydiscusses the definition of the philosophy of information, the possi-bility of reconciling nature and technology, the informational turnas a fourth revolution (after Copernicus, Darwin, and Freud), andthe metaphysics of the infosphere.

PB - Routledge VL - 25 UR - https://www.academia.edu/3491643/The_Information_Society_and_Its_Philosophy_Introduction_to_the_Special_Issue_on_The_Philosophy_of_Information_Its_Nature_and_Future_Developments IS - The Information Society N1 -

Philosophy of Information (PI): The philosophical field concerned with the critical investigation of the conceptual nature and basic principles of information, including its dynamics, utilisation and sciences.

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